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Why historical trauma appears in unexpected places

I keep having dreams about concentration camps even though my family wasn't Jewish and I don't understand why these images feel so familiar and personal to me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Collective memory can surface in individuals who feel disconnected from its original source.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Historical grief — intergenerational mourning?”

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